Improvement in machines for piling textile fabrics



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Patented-Apri|1,1873.

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A. WARTH.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBIN WARTH, OF STAPLETN, NEW YORK.

lMPROV-EMENT IN MACHINES FOR PILING TXTILE FABRICS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 137,518, dated April 1,1873; application filed March 21,1873.

To all whom it may concern:-

Be it known that I, ALBIN WARTH, of Stapleton, in the county of Richmondand State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Machine forPiling Textile Fabrics; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable thoseskilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing forming part of this specification, in whichdrawing- Figure 1 represents a longitudinal vertical section of myinvention. Fig. 2 is a plan or top view of the same. Fig. 3 is alongitudinal section of the same when rigged up for the purpose ofadjusting the gage-plate. Fig. 4 is a detached section ofthepackage-carrier in the plane :v fr, Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detached view ofthe winding-shaft.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to certain improvements on that class of machinesfor which a patent was granted to me March 18, 1873. These improvementsconsist in combining with the package-carrier a reversible recep-`tacle, in such a manner that whenever it may be desired the packagecontained in the package-carrier can be reversed with ease andconvenience; also, in the arrangement of a turntable in one or bot-hends of the piling-table, for the purpose of turning the package-carrierp in any direction; further, in combining', with the package-carrier, awinding mechanism, for the purpose of taking in the fabric after thegage-plates on the piling-table have been adjusted to'correspond to theexact length of the fabric in the package; also, in the arrangement of agrooved holder on each ofthe gagef plates, for the purpose offacilitating the operation of cutting the fabric in layers of therequired length; further, in a series of removable arbors which havetheir bearin gs in standards rising from the gage-plates, in combinationwith a package-carrier and piling-table, in such a manner that bycarrying the fabric round and round these removable arbors thegage-plates can be readily adj usted at the proper distance apartaccording to the actual length of the fabric forming the package.

In the drawing, the letter A designates my piling-table, which forms thesupport for the fichage-carrier B the wheels of which are which isdesirable in forming piles vof such materials that have a nap or adesign, as will be hereinafter more fully explained. A suitablespring-catch locks the receptacle in the required position. If desired,the receptacle can be made to turn in a vertical plane instead of in ahorizontal plane, as shown. The reversible receptacle a is arranged forthe reception of a roller-package, (see Figs. 1 and 2,) or for thereception of a folded package, (see Figs. 3 and 4,) and after thepackage has been placed in the receptacle thefabric is paid out and.formed into a pile to be delivered to the cutting-machine. O11 thepiling-table A are secured two gage-plates, C, which are adjusted at therequired distance apart by means of set-screws o, and each of thesegage-plates is provided with side catches d, and with a holder, e, boththe side catches and the holder being hinged to their plates, so thatthe same can be turned up for the purpose of admitting the successivelayers. Each of the holders e is provided on itsy back with a groove orshoulder, j', for the purpose of facilitating the opera-tion of cuttingthe fabric at the proper places.

In forming a pile, the end of the fabric is drawn out of the receptaclea of the packagecarrier and secured on the table by placing it beneaththe side catches and the holder of the nearest gage-plate. Thepackage-carrier is then moved to the other gage-plate. The side catchesof this second gage-plate are lifted up and made to drop on the top ofthe layer, and the fabric is cut by passing a knife through the groove fin the holder, and by raising the holder Aand allowing it to drop on thelayer. This layer is retained in the desired position on the table.l Ifthe fabric has a nap or a design the package-carrier is moved back tothe first gage-plate, the receptacle a. is reversed on its pivot b, andthe second layer is formed, as above described; and by following thisprocess the naps or the designs of the successive layers all run in oneand the same direction, and the layers are formed in pairs, the twolayers forming each pair being placed with their corresponding sidesagainst each other, so that the same can be conveniently cut up intopatterns for garments. In the ends of the piling-tableA are securedturn-tables D, which revolve on pivots g, and are secured in position bysuitable stops h. On these tables are secured forked brackets t', whichengage with a spring-catch, j, F1g.4, secured to the package-carrier, sothat if the package-carrier is pushed on one of said turntables, it willbe retained in position by its spring-catch, and by revolving theturn-table the package-carrier can be turned in any desired position,either for the purpose of runnin g the same on an adjoining table or forthe purpose of reversing the package. Previous to forming the fabricinto a pile it is necessary .to ascertain the exact length contained ina should be set at a distance of live yards apart the last layer wouldbe several yards short, and the consequence Would be that a part of thefabric would be Wasted.

This disadvantage I have obviated by providing each of the gage-plateswith two standards, k k, which formv the bearings for a series of arborsor rollers, l, Fig. 3. The package to be divided oi' in layers ofuniform length is placed in the receptacle of the package-carrier, itsend is drawn out and secured under the holder of the nearest gage-plate,the packagecarrier is moved to the other gage-plate, one of the rollersl is placed in its bea-rings over the first layer, the package-carrieris moved to the irst` gage-plate, a second roller, l, is placed into thestandards of this gage-plate over the second layer of the fabric, and soon until the entire package has been paid out and formed into layers,one of the rollers, l, being placed' into each of the bights at theconnections ofthe successive layers. The gage-plates yare then `loosenedon the piling-table, and by moving them toward or from each other, thelast end of the package can be brought eX- actly over one set of rollersl, so that all the layers of the pile will be of uniform length.

When this has been accomplished, the gageplates are secured in position,and the fabric p, so that by turning this crank the arbor E receives arapid revolving motion, and the fabric is taken in Without much loss oftime. The pile is then formedv in the manner previously described. Ifthe fabric has `no nap or design, the operation of returning the same tothe packagevcarrier may be dispensed with.

In this case the rollersl are simply Withdrawn,

and the pile after having been properly fastened and marked is ready forthe cutting-machine. VVhat I claim as new, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is-

1. The` combination of a reversible receptacle, a, with apackage-carrier, B, and a piling table, A, substantially as shown anddescribed.

2. The combination of a turn-table, D, (one or more,) with apiling-table, A, and packagecarrier B, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

3. The combination of the Winding mechanism With the package-carrier B,substantially as shown and described.

4. The holders e provided with a shoulder or groove to form a guide incutting the fabric, in combination with the gage-plates and with apiling-table, A, and package-carrier B, substantially as set forth.

5. The standardsk lc on the gage-plates C, in combination with rollersl, and with a pilin gtable and package-carrier, substantially as and forthe purpose described.

This specification signed by me this 19th day of March, 1873. Y

ALBIN WARTH. Witnesses:

W. HAUFF, E. F. KAs'rENHUBER.

